(a) No person shall allow any substance to come into contact with the soil on public property which would in any manner kill, destroy or injure any tree located thereon.

(b) No person shall paint, whitewash, treat, band or encircle any tree on public property which would in any way be injurious to the tree. The City Forester may give written approval if the painting, whitewashing, banding or encircling would protect and not injure the tree.

(c) No person shall attach any wire, rope, chain, sign or any other material to any tree on public property except when the same is done for the protection of the tree and with the approval of the City Forester.

(d) No person in charge of or having control of any animal shall allow the animal to injure any tree on public property.

(e) No person shall cut, deface or in any way injure any tree, sapling, hedge or shrub standing or growing on public property except as otherwise provided in this chapter. (Ord. 19699 § 5, 2-7-12.)